Wilson County, North Carolina

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Key figures

Statistic	Wilson County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States	Rank
Total Population	79,290	10,730,404	334,922,499	734th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$56,423	$72,388	$80,734	2382nd of 3,221
Median Age	40.6	39.1	38.9	1928th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	21.7%	35.7%	35.7%	1702nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$186,000	$288,900	$332,700	1561st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$953	$1,228	$1,413	1171st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	19.8%	13.0%	12.5%	573rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.6%	4.7%	5.2%	886th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	215.7	220.7	n/a	610th of 3,222
Foreign Born	6.1%	9.1%	14.1%	796th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	73.9	n/a	n/a	2179th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	60.0%	66.6%	65.2%	3007th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	22.5	25.1	26.4	2026th of 3,221
Worked from Home	7.7%	16.3%	15.1%	1887th of 3,222
Uninsured	16.0%	n/a	n/a	578th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	43.6%	47.2%	46.9%	2548th of 3,222
Broadband Access	80.0%	n/a	n/a	2194th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Wilson County, North Carolina

Statistic	Wilson County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	44.3%	60.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	12.4%	11.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	38.6%	20.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.1%	3.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.8%	4.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.8%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	63.8	58.4	61.4

Age in Wilson County, North Carolina

Statistic	Wilson County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Median Age	40.6	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	22.8%	21.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.8%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.3%	13.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.8%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.1%	25.4%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.3%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Wilson County, North Carolina

Statistic	Wilson County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Households	33,068	4,282,345	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	64.0%	64.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	29.1%	29.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	20.4%	17.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.1%	29.4%	28.7%
Never Married	34.0%	32.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Wilson County, North Carolina

Statistic	Wilson County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Per Capita Income	$31,996	$41,385	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	22.4%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.2%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	14.4%	16.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.2%	10.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	19.8%	13.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	41.1%	30.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	18.1%	12.8%	n/a

Housing in Wilson County, North Carolina

Statistic	Wilson County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Housing Units	37,053	4,895,668	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	63.3%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	7.6%	14.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	10.8%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,986.0	1,991.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	40.0%	33.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.6%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,471	$1,896	n/a

Education in Wilson County, North Carolina

Statistic	Wilson County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Less than High School	14.7%	9.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	33.7%	24.8%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.9%	29.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	13.5%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	8.2%	13.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Wilson County, North Carolina

Statistic	Wilson County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Labour Force Participation	57.5%	62.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	79.5%	71.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.7%	1.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	37.2%	26.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.6%	6.5%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.0%	5.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Wilson County, North Carolina

Statistic	Wilson County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Born in State of Residence	73.1%	53.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.4%	3.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.7%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	88.0%	86.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	10.8%	8.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	9.0%	10.0%	16.7%

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